Start-up funding

The edge a serial entrepreneur sees in challenger banks

11/12/18

Serial neobank entrepreneur Anthony Thomson is building his third institution, this one in Australia. Here's what he's learned about the industry as he embarks on another run.

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Fintech lender to produce farmers reaps $14M in funding

10/31/18

Harvest is when farmers need funding the most. ProducePay has financed over $850 million of produce in under four years, disrupting traditional finance rules in the farm-to-table process.

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Why it’s so hard to put bank smarts in voice assistants

10/24/18

Striking the right balance between personalization and privacy is just one challenge the startup Finn AI is grappling with as it refines the artificial intelligence behind banking through Alexa and other devices.

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PFM, AI and more: Startups compete for Barclays funding

10/21/18

At Barclays' fintech accelerator, this year's class has fresh takes on personal financial management, recruiting and trade finance.

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Financial firms reap benefits of hot venture capital market

10/12/18

A $245 million funding round for the payments processor Stripe contributed to heavy venture capital investment in the third quarter.

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Former SoFi CEO's startup unveils digital home equity loans

10/10/18

Mike Cagney’s current venture, Figure Technologies, is offering consumers the ability to apply online for home equity loans and get funding in as little as five days.

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This fintech's mission: Don't replace banking, simplify it

10/09/18

Bank Novo isn't a business lender (lots of firms already do that) or an account provider (it has a bank partner for that). Instead, it provides small businesses tools to track and analyze their banking activities.

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Simple's founder launches platform to help crypto app developers sidestep banks

10/03/18

Shamir Karkal said his startup will allow fintechs to develop ACH processing for their companies without having to partner with banks.

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Go Midwest, young fintechs

07/30/18

Some startups are eschewing San Francisco and New York to set up shop in the middle of America. And for good reason.

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JPMorgan lab helps fintechs with firsthand knowledge of underserved

06/07/18

The bank’s joint initiative with CFSI awards capital to firms trying to address issues that the startup teams personally experienced.

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